251: back in my day wank meant something

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Re: PLURK PET PEEVES

[(Anonymous)]

i think part of it is attitude. on both sides.

whining that someone can't rp or chat online with you much because they have a kid to focus on is a really bad look.

but similarly if someone's saying that since they're a mother now they don't have time to waste on immature online hobbies, they shouldn't be surprised when people who enjoy those hobbies pull away. you can choose to prioritise other things (and should, if parenthood is one of them!) without denigrating the stuff you used to do. all in the phrasing.

i like hearing people's parenting stories though, because i like kids but don't have any of my own.

Re: PLURK PET PEEVES

[(Anonymous)]

It's harder for me to sympathize maybe because I married someone from dwrp. It's easy to grow and change when you're sharing it with someone who understands you. Our hobby just isn't that important. No reason to get so butthurt that people have more important things to do than online barbies? Shouldn't that make sense?

ayrt

[(Anonymous)]

agreed, it's online barbies and it's unimportant. but no hobby is important by comparison to people's jobs and families and real priorities.

i think a lot of us are autistic nerds with past experience of being told that the things we enjoy are stupid and wrong and a waste of time. so some of us are more sensitive about it than we probably should be. that's why i said it's about phrasing. got actual important things taking up all your time and don't want to rp anymore? totally understandable. go do them. no need to make people who still rp feel shitty about it by saying negative things. obviously not everyone does this! but some do, in a way i haven't seen from people who give up offline hobbies because they have more important commitments.

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[(Anonymous)]

♡ I understand you anon. Agree.

Re: PLURK PET PEEVES

[(Anonymous)]

I have literally never seen any mother say that they 'don't have time to waste on immature online hobbies.' I'm sure they exist, but it sounds like that person would have been insufferable before kids. It's more likely to see moms get upset over having so much less time to themselves.